#arcane season 2 episode 4

[aria-upside-down]

Ive been busy so I'm just getting to the newest episodes and I just finished episode 4

I fucking called it. That monster,beast, whatever you wanna call it. I knew it was him.

[ifeelhuman]

have gathered my thoughts on the next episode of arcane, episode 13 AKA arcane season 2 episode 4. i actually don’t have much to say about this episode but let’s get right to it.

there has been a little bit of a time jump. by context clues and other, i’d say it’s at least been a few months to almost half a year, give or take. Caitlyn is still leading all of Piltover’s enforcers and a deployment of Noxian troops on her crusade for Jinx in the name of justice. by this point it seems like the efforts have led to at least some reclamation of Zaun under Piltover’s name because of how present they really are.

no sign of Vi in this episode (a first for the series) but Maddie, still a junior officer, is in some kind of relationship with Caitlyn who is not anywhere near as receptive to touches and sexual seductions as Maddie wants her to be. it is sad seeing this change in Caitlyn—one we knew was coming. she’s bitter, still head-strong, but also resolute in not stopping until her goal is reached. thankfully she still doesn’t trust Ambessa but is grateful for her “guidance” and expertise.

speaking of, Ambessa and her team are well aware of Mel, Jayce, and Heimerdinger’s (+ Ekko but she doesn’t know that) disappearance months ago. she attributes this to The Order/Black Rose (at least for Mel) and in her eyes was not a failing on her part, but a validation of the fact that her enemies fear HexTech capabilities. as a response to all this, she is privately having her team do research and experiment with HexTech gemstones to hopefully develop their own HexTech devices and weaponry. the failure of still not getting any real results does not seem to deter her much. the only think that stops her in this episode is Warwick, which, i watch with subtitles and so i know the creature’s name.

sadly, this is one of the two major things i have been spoiled on. i knew by the time of this creature’s introduction that Warwick, a champion from LoL (i think), was not only going to show up but that it is likely a deceased beloved character from season 1 Act I—******. it sucks, because i likely would’ve been rather surprised at such a possibility and then said reality but my reaction was nothing of the sort. however, whatever Warwick *is* is a definite kind of abomination with such a display of strength and carnage that we even know the Ambessa couldn’t stand up to it and was likely heavily injured by Warwick. we will find out her status soon, i think. i also think, because she’s an opportunist, like the situation with Amara with blame this attack on Zaunites and Caitlyn will take this and end up doing something she is likely to regret. we shall see.

lastly, Isha. i don’t know if her character is mute, selectively mute, or some other but her verbal silence is a great writing choice because it lets us hear Jinx more and have her work out their conversations and her own problems out loud with her voice—giving us more info + showing that after this time has come to a place of vulnerability and doesn’t mind showing some of that with Isha. Sevika is effectively a good guy now lol and protects Isha—good. i’m glad that little girl wasn’t there to witness the fight and distract Jinx but damn… Sevika really does care for Jinx. it’s strange. they get along really well now (at least compared to most other characters in the show) and when Jinx wants to go for Isha and (i guess) go for the other people wrongly imprisoned Sevika is totally for it. she also understands Jinx is a symbol and doing this for other Zaunites will help cement that for them and make Jinx actualize this reality before her.

really looking forward to the next episode. i’m missing all the disappeared characters, Vi, and still !! no Viktor/Sky—really wanna know more. i hope Elora is still alive. that is all.

[needanaccount2readarcaneposts]

They did Sevika so, so, so dirty this act. SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A FUCKING SPEAKING LINE PAST EPISODE 4. But I want everyone to know that this magnificent bitch turned up to negotiate for independence (or whatever the fuck that stupid montage scene was) wearing Silco's colours, with an eye motif on her serape.

[dykesevika]

thinking about Jinx having to tell Sevika about Isha :(

[midnightcatharsis]

Imagine this scenario: Jayce thinks he needs to kill Viktor to prevent a tragedy caused by Viktor changed into an emotionless villain robot who looks down on humanity. He goes to where the members of the cult/commune live with a hammer just like in the show and just like in the show Viktor invites him in without even caring whether he has a hextech weapon. Jayce is fully set on killing him, his hand closes on the hammer but then he sees Viktor and hesitates. Viktor was even more beautiful than before, his face still fully human not hidden behind the mask, his eyes fully human. Expressive emotions visible on his face and in his eyes.  He's so, so much different from the machine Viktor from the future that Jayce has seen.  That one was cold, this one before him is happy, excited that he can see Jayce and share his knowledge and dream with him. But Jayce knows he has to kill him, his hand on a hammer again… yet he still can't force himself to do it. Viktor greets him, and Jayce can't respond. How can someone like Vik before his eyes change into the Machine Herald? How does someone like that who still cares about humanity (maybe Jayce has seen Vander) change like that?? And then he slowly realizes… what if he never changed? What if it was a self-fulfilling prophecy? His eyes widen and he remembers all that he knows about the hexcore and arcane he recalls that the hexcore is learning and adapting, evolving really, and that it can revive itself… Of course, since it's constantly adapting it must mean that after reviving it would want to eliminate what caused its destruction… emotion and humanity. After all they were the reason why Viktor allowed himself to be vulnerable near Jayce. It is trust that makes him so easy to approach and attack... and kill. He starts to think that perhaps he did murder Viktor in the previous timeline and this event was what caused the hexcore to change in the way that allowed for the tragedy to happen and for Viktor to become a villain… Jayce decides not to kill him ever again, instead, he tells him what he saw and talks to him which in the end results in them teaming up to find a different way to destroy the hexcore while not killing all the people already healed by it… Or something like that.

I really need a fix-it

[helielune]

and stalling only goes so far when you've got a head start

[hellalesbiangirl]

It wasn’t just a power move for Silco to take over the last drop!

He missed the place and all the memories it held for him, for her, for all of them.

[velichorus-k]

People treating the shipping in Arcane more seriously than the class wars is so funny

[rose-morose]

love the new fit Caitlyn, especially the white beret with the bun and the one strand of loose hair, very adorable, very cute

but girl I do not need any more fascists in my life right now

you better sort your shit out by the end of this

I am rooting for you Cait, but for the love of god please be not an authoritarian dictator with an army and a grudge against an entire city's worth of innocent people just because they're poor better

I know the fascists have the outfits, but I don't care for the outfits, what I care about is music, and the music is gay as hell

[d1strict12-peacek33per]

I’ve seen so many JayVik passing notes things on TikTok, and they are so cute like, oh my goodness.

[srslylini]

amazing how they first subtly play "dear friend across the river" when they touch Jinx's shoulder and then throughout the entire prison break it stops being subtle

just haven't really figured out why it's in the background during the prisoners touching Jinx's shoulder? Is it because she used it as an escape out of hard situations and now doesn't have to do it alone anymore?

[abbyssgf]

spoiler to act 2 season 2 arcane

honestly i don't give a fuck rn about caitlyn and maddie after everything that happens at episode 5 and 6 i've forgot already about them I HAVE OTHER THINGS ON MY MIND

[dykesevika]

mission protect the baby

[arttsuka]

I don't know why but so far I don't really like Isha. I was never a fan of young characters being in stories like that. Powder and Vi worked because they had their own episodes, Isha is just, kinda there. I just dislike kid characters in general when they don't fit the 'vibe' idk

Edit: can't believe I got spoiled actually please be mindful with what you leave in the comments, some of us aren't super glued to their TV to watch the newer episodes the second they come out

[hellalesbiangirl]

When jinx covers ishas eyes the middle finger is missing so she doesnt cover shit.

[foxy-cleo6]

I haven't seen anyone talk about this but

This Easter egg. And the fact that the song rebel heart is sung by Djerv same people for get jinxed 10 years ago